OTR, while still a threat, really isn't top tier. Since pretty much everyone stopped using that horrid Sandslash, it no longer has the niche of being able to set up on the most common Spinner. In all the matches I've played against it, pretty much everything it has done can be summed up by "Killed by X." It doesn't get the same set up oppurtunities it once had. Between Nidoqueen, Moltres's spark in popularity, and Drapion's rise (which was partly caused by Cofag), it simply isn't as dangerous. I'm not saying it's NU, or even low RU, but it's settled into sort of the middle of RU. It's viable, it's worthy of a team slot, but that's it. As far as spin blocking goes, I'd rather go with something more specialized (like Banded-Spiritomb to beat Cryogonal, or Rotom to beat Kabutops) that suits my teams needs.
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